Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Primeape
Paldean Fates · #170 · Shiny Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$3.92
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 170 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Shiny Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mankey
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Scav
- Pokédex #
- 57
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 70 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Primeape plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Mankey; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Primeape
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Scav
This card was illustrated by Scav.
Building around Primeape?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Some researchers theorize that Primeape remains angry even when inside a Poké Ball."
FRaging Punch — 70
This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Primeape or Paldean Fates.
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Jun 27, 2026
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Jun 27, 2026
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Jun 28, 2026
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Jun 28, 2026
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Recent tournament results
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.40 | $4.00 | $96.95 | $3.92 | $4.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.95 |
| 7-day average | €3.84 |
| 30-day average | €3.42 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €3.59 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.18 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Primeape is real?
Primeape is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Primeape worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Primeape is $3.92; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Primeape from?
Primeape is from the Pokémon set "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Primeape?
Primeape is a Shiny Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.
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